over 20 trees, dating from the Carboniferous Period. The ancient earthwork Offa's Dyke passes close to the village; a long section was formerly visible close to Brymbo Hall. In 1892, Professor Thomas McKenny Hughes carried out the first scientific excavation of Offa's Dyke near Brymbo. The cartographer Samuel Lewis, in his Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833), recorded that a large quantity of horse bones along with horse shoes "of rude workmanship" were found beneath the dyke near Brymbo Hall, but gave no other details. Historic buildings While there are few very old buildings in Brymbo, it contains several structures of interest in industrial archaeology, such as the original "No. 1" blast furnace commissioned by John Wilkinson, and associated buildings. Above the village stand the remains of Wilkinson's lead smelter, the "Bottle", next to a pond (locally known as the "Cold Pool") used to supply water to the Steelworks until 1990: in the nearby hamlet of Pen-Rhos is the Penrhos Engine House, also built by Wilkinson and now a Scheduled Ancient Monument. Notable births Geoff Charles, photojournalist. Sandy Mewies, Welsh Labour politician Thomas Price, politician, South Australian premier Christmas Price Williams MP Liberal Present day The village itself has undergone restoration work to transform the site of the former Steelworks into a new development. The building firm, Taylor Wimpey built a new housing estate dubbed 'Mountain View' on the land in 2007. In 2017, a road which directly connects the estate to the village was opened. The road was appropriately named Heritage Way. In 2018 the Brymbo Heritage Trust received £1.1m to renovate the old steelworks building. References External links Alan Owens' Brymbo website Wrexham County Borough Council: Brymbo Man Index Geograph: photos of Brymbo and surrounding area Villages in Wrexham County Borough Communities in Wrexham County Borough The Lordship of Bromfield and Yale